diff --git a/src/sslproc.c b/src/sslproc.c
index e525af81d..4789e86f1 100644
--- a/src/sslproc.c
+++ b/src/sslproc.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ start_zlib_session(void *data)
 	rb_fde_t *F[2];
 	rb_fde_t *xF1, *xF2;
 	char *buf;
+	char buf2[9];
 	void *recvq_start;
 
 	size_t hdr = (sizeof(uint8_t) * 2) + sizeof(int32_t);
@@ -741,6 +742,16 @@ start_zlib_session(void *data)
 	*buf = 'Z';
 	rb_socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, &xF1, &xF2, "Initial zlib socketpairs");
 
+	if(IsSSL(server))
+	{
+		/* tell ssld the new connid for the ssl part*/
+		buf2[0] = 'Y';
+		int32_to_buf(&buf2[1], rb_get_fd(server->localClient->F));
+		int32_to_buf(&buf2[5], rb_get_fd(xF2));
+		ssl_cmd_write_queue(server->localClient->ssl_ctl, NULL, 0, buf2, sizeof(buf2));
+	}
+
+
 	F[0] = server->localClient->F;
 	F[1] = xF1;
 	del_from_cli_fd_hash(server);
diff --git a/ssld/ssld.c b/ssld/ssld.c
index 55da1dd47..ed44e99fc 100644
--- a/ssld/ssld.c
+++ b/ssld/ssld.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ typedef struct _conn
 #define FLAG_DEAD	0x08
 #define FLAG_SSL_W_WANTS_R 0x10	/* output needs to wait until input possible */
 #define FLAG_SSL_R_WANTS_W 0x20	/* input needs to wait until output possible */
+#define FLAG_ZIPSSL	0x40
 
 #define IsSSL(x) ((x)->flags & FLAG_SSL)
 #define IsZip(x) ((x)->flags & FLAG_ZIP)
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ typedef struct _conn
 #define IsDead(x) ((x)->flags & FLAG_DEAD)
 #define IsSSLWWantsR(x) ((x)->flags & FLAG_SSL_W_WANTS_R)
 #define IsSSLRWantsW(x) ((x)->flags & FLAG_SSL_R_WANTS_W)
+#define IsZipSSL(x)	((x)->flags & FLAG_ZIPSSL)
 
 #define SetSSL(x) ((x)->flags |= FLAG_SSL)
 #define SetZip(x) ((x)->flags |= FLAG_ZIP)
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ typedef struct _conn
 #define SetDead(x) ((x)->flags |= FLAG_DEAD)
 #define SetSSLWWantsR(x) ((x)->flags |= FLAG_SSL_W_WANTS_R)
 #define SetSSLRWantsW(x) ((x)->flags |= FLAG_SSL_R_WANTS_W)
+#define SetZipSSL(x)	((x)->flags |= FLAG_ZIPSSL)
 
 #define ClearSSL(x) ((x)->flags &= ~FLAG_SSL)
 #define ClearZip(x) ((x)->flags &= ~FLAG_ZIP)
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ typedef struct _conn
 #define ClearDead(x) ((x)->flags &= ~FLAG_DEAD)
 #define ClearSSLWWantsR(x) ((x)->flags &= ~FLAG_SSL_W_WANTS_R)
 #define ClearSSLRWantsW(x) ((x)->flags &= ~FLAG_SSL_R_WANTS_W)
+#define ClearZipSSL(x)	((x)->flags &= ~FLAG_ZIPSSL)
 
 #define NO_WAIT 0x0
 #define WAIT_PLAIN 0x1
@@ -262,7 +266,7 @@ close_conn(conn_t * conn, int wait_plain, const char *fmt, ...)
 	{
 		rb_close(conn->plain_fd);
 
-		if(conn->id >= 0)
+		if(conn->id >= 0 && !IsZipSSL(conn))
 			rb_dlinkDelete(&conn->node, connid_hash(conn->id));
 		rb_dlinkAdd(conn, &conn->node, &dead_list);
 		return;
@@ -750,6 +754,18 @@ process_stats(mod_ctl_t * ctl, mod_ctl_buf_t * ctlb)
 	mod_cmd_write_queue(ctl, outstat, strlen(outstat) + 1);	/* +1 is so we send the \0 as well */
 }
 
+static void
+change_connid(mod_ctl_t *ctl, mod_ctl_buf_t *ctlb)
+{
+	int32_t id = buf_to_int32(&ctlb->buf[1]);
+	int32_t newid = buf_to_int32(&ctlb->buf[5]);
+	conn_t *conn = conn_find_by_id(id);
+	if(conn->id >= 0)
+		rb_dlinkDelete(&conn->node, connid_hash(conn->id));
+	SetZipSSL(conn);
+	conn->id = newid;
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBZ
 static void
 zlib_process(mod_ctl_t * ctl, mod_ctl_buf_t * ctlb)
@@ -939,6 +955,12 @@ mod_process_cmd_recv(mod_ctl_t * ctl)
 				process_stats(ctl, ctl_buf);
 				break;
 			}
+		case 'Y':
+			{
+				change_connid(ctl, ctl_buf);
+				break;
+			}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBZ
 		case 'Z':
 			{
@@ -947,7 +969,7 @@ mod_process_cmd_recv(mod_ctl_t * ctl)
 				break;
 			}
 #else
-		case 'Y':
+			
 		case 'Z':
 			send_nozlib_support(ctl, ctl_buf);
 			break;